(Encyclopedia) Texas, University of, main campus at Austin; coeducational; state supported; chartered 1881, opened 1883. Medical facilities include health science centers with medical schools at…
(Encyclopedia) Wise, Henry Alexander, 1806–76, American political leader and Confederate general in the Civil War, b. Accomac, Va. A lawyer, he was successively a Jackson Democrat, a Whig, and a…
BIXLER, Harris Jacob, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in New Buffalo, Perry County, Pa., September 16, 1870; attended the public schools and Lock Haven State Normal School; taught…
HERRICK, Manuel, a Representative from Oklahoma; born in Perry, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, September 20, 1876; moved with his parents to Greenwood County, Kans., in 1877; was self-educated;…
SNYDER, John Buell, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born on a farm in Upper Turkeyfoot Township, Somerset County, Pa., July 30, 1877; attended the public schools, and the summer sessions…
UNDERWOOD, Mell Gilbert, a Representative from Ohio; born at Rose Farm, Morgan County, Ohio, January 30, 1892; attended the public schools and was graduated from the New Lexington High School…
SIMS, Thetus Willrette, a Representative from Tennessee; born near Waynesboro, Wayne County, Tenn., April 25, 1852; attended a private school at Martins Mills; moved with his parents to…
(Encyclopedia) Ford, Tom (Thomas Carlyle Ford), 1961–, American fashion designer and film director, b. Austin, Tex. After designing for Kathy Hardwick (1986–88) and Perry Ellis (1988–90), he moved to…
(Encyclopedia) Japanese spaniel, breed of dainty, alert toy dog probably originating in ancient China and developed in Japan over many centuries. It stands about 9 in. (22.9 cm) high at the shoulder…
(Encyclopedia) Murasaki ShikibuMurasaki Shikibum&oomacr;ˌräsäˈkē shēˌkēb&oomacr;ˈ [key], c.978–1031?, Japanese novelist, court figure at the height of the Heian period (794–1185). Known also…
